Kyrtin AtreidesSocial Media Consumption, Metabolism of Mind, and Mental SlaverySocial Media consumption over the past decade has grown to such an extent that it now exceeds the consumption of actual food by several…Sep 10, 2020Sep 10, 2020
Kyrtin AtreidesRoot Cause Analysis, Ethics at the Root, and Quality of LifeMany on the most hotly debated and subsequently controversial topics today have good points made by both sides, and so the debate rages on…Aug 31, 2020Aug 31, 2020
Kyrtin AtreidesThe Evolution of Natural Selection, The Inbreeding of Thoughts, and The Modern WorldNatural selection has taken many forms across recorded human history, but it too has come a long ways since the days of a poorly…Aug 22, 2020Aug 22, 2020
Kyrtin AtreidesArchitecting Identity, Communication in Rome, And The Shortening Of The WayIdentity is the difference between happiness and depression, stability and instability, fight and flight. In the old epic “Paradise Lost”…Aug 16, 2020Aug 16, 2020
Kyrtin AtreidesNeurochemistry, Migraine Prevention, and Cognitive EnhancementChemistry is hard, not just for the obvious reasons such as the math of (Z mg of Chemical X produces effect Y), but because in living…Aug 4, 2020Aug 4, 2020
Kyrtin AtreidesGlobal Stress Reduction with Neuroscience, There’s An App For That, with Applied EthicsWhen I walked into the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation a few years back and offered them a means of reducing stress globally they were…Aug 3, 2020Aug 3, 2020
Kyrtin AtreidesEmotional Morals, Cognitive Bias, and Logical EthicsSocial Media is well known for having refined the art of exploiting the emotions of users at every opportunity, from the simple push…Jul 17, 2020Jul 17, 2020
Kyrtin AtreidesThe “Great Filter” of Ethics, Intelligent Life, and a Young and Grounded SpeciesOne of my colleagues is fond of proclaiming that humanity is “likely” the only form of intelligent life in the universe, and though I see…Jul 14, 2020Jul 14, 2020
Kyrtin AtreidesIllusions of Power, Hunger, and Ethical DemocracyWhen most people think of “Power” they think of political, economic, and military “power”. However, all of these forms referred to as…Jul 12, 2020Jul 12, 2020
Kyrtin AtreidesThe Branding of Culture, The Purchase of Actions, and The Absence of SapienceWhen it comes to branding few things have a higher level of endorsement than the concept of “Culture”. Culture may be viewed as a…Jul 5, 2020Jul 5, 2020